[PATCH v13 2/4] riscv: Include riscv_set_icache_flush_ctx prctl

Samuel Holland samuel.holland at sifive.com
Tue Mar 12 16:56:47 PDT 2024


On 2024-03-12 6:53 PM, Charlie Jenkins wrote:
> Support new prctl with key PR_RISCV_SET_ICACHE_FLUSH_CTX to enable
> optimization of cross modifying code. This prctl enables userspace code
> to use icache flushing instructions such as fence.i with the guarantee
> that the icache will continue to be clean after thread migration.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie at rivosinc.com>
> Reviewed-by: Atish Patra <atishp at rivosinc.com>
> Reviewed-by: Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti at rivosinc.com>
> ---
>  arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu.h       |   2 +
>  arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h |  10 ++++
>  arch/riscv/include/asm/switch_to.h |  23 ++++++++
>  arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c         | 111 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/riscv/mm/context.c            |  19 ++++---
>  include/uapi/linux/prctl.h         |   6 ++
>  kernel/sys.c                       |   6 ++
>  7 files changed, 169 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

Thanks for the updates!

Reviewed-by: Samuel Holland <samuel.holland at sifive.com>




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